Planning a conference in Paterson
Everything an organizer needs before committing a date in Paterson, New Jersey — 12 mapped venues, capacity where it is published, airport distance and local time.
Hinchliffe Stadium states a capacity of 10,000. The dots show what event67 would bill at that head count, and where the price stops.
The rooms you can book in Paterson
Paterson has a recorded population of 160,463 (2024), inside the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area of about 20 million people.
Counted by what they are for, that is 1 dedicated conference and function space, 1 arena or stadium and 10 independent event spaces.
By type that is 10 event spaces, 1 stadium and 1 banquet hall.
Conference and function space (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grand Banquet Hall | banquet hall | not published | 4.8 km (3 mi) |
Arenas and stadiums (1)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinchliffe Stadium | stadium | 10,000 | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Independent event spaces (10)
| Venue | Type | Stated capacity | From the centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felina | event space | not published | 8.3 km (5.2 mi) |
| Kids FunTime | event space | not published | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) |
| Cathiokenny Company | event space | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| Wayne Township Civic Center | event space | not published | 7.1 km (4.4 mi) |
| Joe Jefferson Clubhouse | event space | not published | 12 km (7.6 mi) |
| Park West Loft | event space | not published | 8.4 km (5.2 mi) |
| Farrow & Ball | event space | not published | 8.7 km (5.4 mi) |
| Little Falls Civic Center | event space | not published | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) |
| Macaluso's | event space | not published | 4.9 km (3 mi) |
| The Terrace | event space | not published | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |
Every venue mapped in Paterson appears above. The ones with enough published detail to be worth reading have their own guide and are linked; the rest are named here, which is honest about what the record holds without giving each of them a page made of three facts.
The largest rooms on record
Nothing in Paterson is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so the largest rooms here are arenas, theatres and function spaces. The ceiling is 10,000 seats, at Hinchliffe Stadium.
Capacities are the figure the venue or an encyclopaedia entry published. They are usually the seated maximum, and the same room in banquet or reception layout can differ by half. Confirm the layout you want before you plan around a number.
How people reach Paterson
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) is 25 km (16 mi) out — a normal airport transfer, worth an hour in the run of show on the first morning.
Paterson keeps New York time (America/New_York), which matters most for the remote speakers you are dialling in.
At about 19,073 residents per square mile the city is compact enough that a venue and its hotel block are usually walkable, which removes a shuttle line from your budget.
Clifton, Passaic and Wayne are close enough to draw from for a day rate, and to fall back on if Paterson has nothing free on your dates.
- Nearest major airport
- EWR
- Newark Liberty International Airport, 25 km (16 mi)
- Local time
- UTC−4
- America/New_York, in September
- City population, 2024
- 160,463
- 20 million across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area
The local constraints
No exhibition hall on record
Nothing in the Paterson dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre, so a trade floor needs either an arena floor, a fairground, or a nearby city. Check the arena listings above before you promise exhibitors a booth plan.
The city is smaller than the market
160,463 people live in Paterson itself, but about 20 million live in the wider New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Your local audience is far bigger than the city line suggests, and so is the commute your day-rate attendees will make.
What event67 costs for a Paterson event
Take 950 people through the door in Paterson — sized to Hinchliffe Stadium, the largest stated capacity in the Paterson dataset. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 950activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 900billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $4,500for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the venue, so the room you choose in Paterson does not change this figure. Nothing is charged for an attendee who registers and never opens the app.
By event type
With a stated ceiling of 10,000 seats, Paterson can carry a full trade show or a multi-track annual meeting without splitting the audience across buildings.
- multi-track conferences
A 10,000-seat room carries a plenary with breakouts running alongside it.
- association annual meetings
An association meeting needs one big room, several small ones and a hotel block, which is the combination Paterson is set up for.
- festivals
An arena or stadium floor at 10,000 takes an audience no conference venue in Paterson can.
- sports tournaments
The same rooms already run fixtures, so load-in and crowd flow are solved.
- training days and workshops
1 purpose-built function space is the easiest kind of room to run a workshop in — the power and the load-in already assume it.
Where this data comes from
- GeoNames, CC BY 4.0
- US Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimates
- Wikidata, CC0
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- US population figures are US Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. event67 has no commercial relationship with any venue listed.
Last updated
What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What does an event app cost for a 950-person event in Paterson?
950 activated attendees means 900 billable after the free 50, so $4,500 for the event. The price is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
What is the largest venue in Paterson?
Of the 12 venues mapped in Paterson, the largest stated capacity belongs to Hinchliffe Stadium at 10,000. Capacities in open data are the figure the venue itself published, and they are the seated number rather than a standing or exhibition figure, so confirm the layout you actually want before you plan around it.
Can you run a trade show in Paterson?
Nothing in the Paterson dataset is classified as a convention or exhibition centre. A trade floor here means an arena floor, a fairground or a venue in a nearby city such as Clifton. For a conference without an exhibition, the 12 venues on this page are the field.
Which airport do attendees fly into for Paterson?
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), about 25 km (16 mi) from the city. It is the highest-traffic airport within reach in this dataset. Local time is America/New_York; publish every session in that zone and let attendees' phones convert it.
What happens under 50 attendees?
One live event with up to 50 activated attendees costs nothing. Beyond that it is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
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